Rogers -- who submitted to Barnett in the quarterfinals of the
Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix on Saturday in Dallas --
deserves a rebuilding phase and an opponent outside of the Top 20.
Fighters’ careers are defined by a weird mix of opportunity and
circumstance, and not too many heavyweights could have faced those
four men and done any better than Rogers.

At 30, Rogers is now 11-3 and still has a lot of ability. He
deserves time to develop his game. Hopefully, the powers that be at
Strikeforce feel the same way.